一、劈掛拳概說 General Introduction of Chopping Quan
劈掛拳，屬古代民間武術拳種之一。劈掛拳術多流行於河北沿海一帶。現屬於通背拳係中的主要套路之一，又為習練通背拳術的啟蒙教材之一。劈掛拳是依著它的難易程度而排列成套路的，其動作編排的特點是由淺到深、由易到難、由簡到繁，因“源流有序、拳理明晰、風格獨特、自成體係”，已被國家列為重點開展拳種。
Chopping Quan, one kind of the ancient folk Wushu boxing that is popular in the coastal area of Hebei province.Chopping Quan is one of the main series of routine exercise of back and fore limbs boxing, also one of the enlightenment textbooks for practicing back and fore limbs boxing.Chopping Quan's skills and tricks are arranged in accordance with its degree of difficulty, its motions are arranged from shallow to deep, from easy to difficult, from simple to complex, because of its “Orderly origin, clear boxing theory, distinctive style and self-contained way of practice”, it has been listed as key practicing type by the State.